Devotion:
Read Colossians 1:15-19.
In our devotion yesterday we learned from John’s Gospel that Jesus brought into being a new covenant, a new creation, and as followers of Christ, we are called to be agents of this new creation. We see in our writing today the author of Colossians, Paul, agrees with John. Paul tells us that Christ was present at the creation and that God’s work in creation is Christ’s work. He goes on to make clear to his readers that Jesus was not only the agent who created all that exists, but he is also the agent of our salvation.
God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. (Colossians 1:19-20)
Paul makes the argument that Christ is the preeminent one. He is the supreme one, not only over our lives, but also over the entire world. Paul writes of God’s pattern for creation: God created all things through Christ, and he is reconciling those same things to himself through Christ. Then we become agents of Christ.
Let’s choose to exalt Christ! Because Christ is supreme, nothing else should distract us from him. Let’s choose to be agents of Christ and get rid of anything that keeps us from glorifying Christ.
Personal Worship Option:
Choose today to glorify Christ by recognizing him as supreme in your life. Remove anything that gets in the way of making Christ first: work, schoolwork, hobbies, friends, family, and anything else we put before Christ. Choose today what kind of agent of Christ you will be: an agent of love, an agent of grace, an agent of mercy, or an agent of hope.
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